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EUROZONE: The ECB released updated investment fund statistics for the euro area
at end-Q4 2017.
- In terms of stocks, investment funds excluding money funds there was E11.2trn,
an increase of E282bln compared to end-Q3.
- Funds increased their holdings of overseas equities and, to a lesser extent,
domestic equities. 
- Funds net purchases of government debt has mostly been negative or very tiny
positive since Q2 2015 and there was a E18.3bln outflow from Eurozone government
debt in Q4 last year. However, the euro area funds did buy E19.8bln of EU (non
euro) bonds and E8bln of Japanese bonds, while the large flow to US debt seen
from Q1-Q3 2017 was -5bln in Q4. 
- http://sdw.ecb.europa.eu/reports.do?node=1000003528

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